From the acclaimed author of New York 2140 and Red Mars, this NYT bestselling novel tells the story of a future where humanity has populated miraculous new habitats engineered across the solar system -- and the one death that triggers a precarious chain of events that could destroy it all.
The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future.
The first event takes place on Mercury, on the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. It is an unexpected death, but one that might have been foreseen. For Swan Er Hong, it is an event that will change her life. Swan was once a woman who designed worlds. Now she will be led into a plot to destroy them.
From the acclaimed author of New York 2140 and Red Mars, this NYT bestselling novel tells the story of a future where humanity has populated miraculous new habitats engineered across the solar system -- and the one death that triggers a precarious chain of events that could destroy it all.
The year is 2312. Scientific and technological advances have opened gateways to an extraordinary future. Earth is no longer humanity's only home; new habitats have been created throughout the solar system on moons, planets, and in between. But in this year, 2312, a sequence of events will force humanity to confront its past, its present, and its future.
The first event takes place on Mercury, on the city of Terminator, itself a miracle of engineering on an unprecedented scale. It is an unexpected death, but one that might have been foreseen. For Swan Er Hong, it is an event that will change her life. Swan was once a woman who designed worlds. Now she will be led into a plot to destroy them.
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13 books in catalog
Hard science fiction exploring terraforming, climate ecology, and socio-political systems reaches one of its most detailed expressions in the Mars trilogy. Kim Stanley Robinson, an American science fiction writer born on March 23, 1952, earned international recognition for depicting human colonization and ecological transformation on Mars through novels such as Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars.
Robinson earned his doctorate with a study on the fiction of Philip K. Dick, published as The Novels of Philip K. Dick in 1984. That same year, he published his debut novel, The Wild Shore, which launched his Three Californias trilogy—comprising The Wild Shore, The Gold Coast, and Pacific Edge—and inaugurated Ace Books' revived Science Fiction Specials line. Over a career encompassing more than twenty books, he has worked with institutions such as the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, the Clarion Writers' Workshop, and UC San Diego's Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination. In 2008, Time magazine named him a Hero of the Environment for his persistent ecological focus.
Ecological, cultural, and political systems form the core of Robinson's narrative architecture, with practicing scientists frequently serving as protagonists. His realistic approach to speculative fiction combines rigorous scientific detail with political economy, examining how human institutions adapt to environmental crises and technological change. His major honors include the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the World Fantasy Award.
13 books in catalog
Hard science fiction exploring terraforming, climate ecology, and socio-political systems reaches one of its most detailed expressions in the Mars trilogy. Kim Stanley Robinson, an American science fiction writer born on March 23, 1952, earned international recognition for depicting human colonization and ecological transformation on Mars through novels such as Red Mars, Green Mars, and Blue Mars.
Robinson earned his doctorate with a study on the fiction of Philip K. Dick, published as The Novels of Philip K. Dick in 1984. That same year, he published his debut novel, The Wild Shore, which launched his Three Californias trilogy—comprising The Wild Shore, The Gold Coast, and Pacific Edge—and inaugurated Ace Books' revived Science Fiction Specials line. Over a career encompassing more than twenty books, he has worked with institutions such as the Sierra Nevada Research Institute, the Clarion Writers' Workshop, and UC San Diego's Arthur C. Clarke Center for Human Imagination. In 2008, Time magazine named him a Hero of the Environment for his persistent ecological focus.
Ecological, cultural, and political systems form the core of Robinson's narrative architecture, with practicing scientists frequently serving as protagonists. His realistic approach to speculative fiction combines rigorous scientific detail with political economy, examining how human institutions adapt to environmental crises and technological change. His major honors include the Hugo Award for Best Novel, the Nebula Award for Best Novel, and the World Fantasy Award.
